Activists of various political parties and social organisations came out in processions to the venue to pay homage to Dr. Ambedkar. Pradesh Congress Committee chief A.V. Subramanian and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam legislators S.P Sivakumar and R. Siva also paid floral tributes.

Other political functionaries who garlanded Dr. Ambedkar’s statue included leader of the Pattali Makkal Katchi in Parliament M. Ramadass, secretary of the Puducherry unit of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. Anbalagan and vice-president of the Puducherry Munnetra Congress K. Lakshminarayanan.

Functionaries of the Puducherry unit of Bharathiya Janata Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Dravidar Kazhagam and various Dalit outfits also garlanded the statue of Dr Ambedkar. Members of the Federation of Union Territory of Pondicherry Unit for (SC and ST) Reserved Government Employees also paid floral tributes.

Presentation

At a function held in the town, D. Thirukumaran, a Class IX student of Dhanakantharaj Higher Secondary School gave a three-hour non-stop presentation on the role of Dr. Ambedkar in nation-building.